How to pronounce 身 in Cantonese (149 out of 723):

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不過養母已經過咗身啦
But the foster mother is dead.

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

不過 bat1 gwo3
however
養母 joeng5 mou5
foster mother
已經 ji5 ging1
already
過 gwo3
(experienced action marker)
to cross
to go over
to pass (time)
to celebrate (a holiday)
to live
to get along
excessively
too-
to pass
to pass through
to go across
to surpass
to exceed
to excel
too much
mistake
fault
to transfer (funds
territory
allegiance)
咗 zo2
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
身 jyun4
body
life
oneself
personally
one's morality and conduct
the main part of a structure or body
pregnant
classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset
Kangxi radical 158
trunk
hull
lifetime
in person
social status
status
incarnation
啦 la5
“now”, with an connotation of doubt
surprise
disapproval

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